Home DIY

In the end I put some silicon sealant into and ontop of the crack in the end as some protection until I pick up the bits I need.

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I’m fixing a pair of Ikea Mulig clothes rails and a floating shelf into a brick wall:

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The shelf shouldn’t have too much – mainly nice shoes (so maybe 5kg), but I’m conscious that clothes on rails add up.

2 questions really:

1.       Any suggestions on what screws to use? I have a load of c.80-100mm screws – fairly thin, but obviously longish. The rails have 2x2 fixing holes and the floating shelf has 2x4

2.       The rawl plugs I have are a bit short for the 80mmish screws. Could I get away with just snipping them in half and using 1 and ½ in the hole?

Cheers.

I’ll post some pics when we’re done, but just as an FYI to outline our overall storage strategy as it was discussed a while back:

·         x1 nice wardrobe,

·         x1 small chest of draws,

·         these open rails with a shelf for shirts, dresses, etc.

·         boxes for jumpers, etc.

·         big basket for girls hair stuff,

·         and maybe an old trunk depending on space.

The other clever storages solutions just ended up being too pricey and inflexible, whereas wardrobes can be had from 2nd hand shops for +£30 (well more like +£50 once delivered).